The authors find that over 5 years, the #StarLink project would emit between ~0.5 and 1 tonne CO2eq per subscriber, and up to ~3 t CO2eq / subscriber for #Amazon's #Kuiper project. Those values are 31-91 times HIGHER than eq. terrestrial #mobile#broadband.
Officials in Loveland and Timnath, Colo ratify an Inter-Governmental Agreement that will bring ubiquitous, affordable high-speed Internet access to yet another community in the Centennial State
An increasing number of Colorado cities and towns are embracing municipal #broadband after years of frustration with the inadequate, high-priced service from the region’s monopoly incumbents
A anonymous group of Internet service providers that won government grants for rural #broadband are asking the #FCC for more money or an "amnesty window" in which they could give up grants without penalty.
A different #ISP group urged the FCC to reject the request, saying that telcos that win grants by pledging to build networks at a low cost are "gaming" the system by seeking more money afterward.
SpaceX's massive Falcon Heavy Rocket successfully launched Hughes' massive Jupiter 3 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit last night more than 28000km up in space. That should mean better rural broadband in the 4th quarter with quadrupled download speeds. I'm guessing that'll cost a lot more, though.
oh no. #netflix is shutting down its whole physical DVD rental program that the company was originally based on and that resulted in putting nearly all local DVD rental places out of business.
While most may say "so what?" this is a huge blow to people in #rural areas. Lack of #broadband means streaming is out. And netflix already put local rental places out of business. The future for them is an entertainment desert.
I look forward the #BankofEngland publicly criticising #broadband & #mobilephone operators for above #inflation in-contract price rises.... rather than #workers with below #inflation rises (still be being regarded as dangerous wage increases).... but I'm not holding my breath
My fibre/adsl #broadband is perpetually broken at the line/exchange level so in a fit of pique, I ordered Three’s #4G broadband as it’s cheap to use as a backup.
24h in and it’s been so good I’ve switched it to my primary. Even in my below average signal area we’re getting a solid 40mbit/s both ways and for just £20/month all in - I am a convert!
A massive coalition of more than 300 broadband policy experts and organizations have written a letter to the U.S. government.
The letter warns that smaller broadband providers, nonprofits, and municipalities will be elbowed out of an historic $42.5 billion broadband grant program without some notable changes to program rules.
The FT is reporting that Altnets are having some trouble competing with #OpenReach & in some cases are cutting back development or merging (consolidation);
however, other than mentioning one Altnet that has 'community' in its name, the analysis misses the utilisation of community effort to bring #broadband to 'uneconomic' areas;
#B4RN (our local community project) has much higher % take-up than the altnets, not least due to its business model.
#FCC reinstates #NetNeutrality policy after #Trump era cancellation. By following the law Congress wrote for modern internet-access service, FCC is reestablishing its federal oversight of the #telecommunications service that connects everyone.
#Broadband providers will need to stop playing favorites or #throttling links to websites they has no commercial deals with. Measure now likely to be challenged in court by corporate #telecom & cable communications giants.
The Affordable Connectivity Program was a landmark piece of U.S. government legislation passed in 2021 that aimed to make it easier for people to afford an internet connection in their homes. Today it all comes to an end, leaving an estimated 23 million households — roughly one in six — at risk of losing broadband access, widening the digital divide.
Despite pleas from the Biden administration and several advocacy groups to save the program, it has now officially lapsed. So what’s next? @WIRED has more.
I'd take Allison Kirkby (CEO/BT) more seriously in her complaints that the regulatory environment of the UK (contrasted with Scandinavia) has led to a lack of world-class broadband infrastructure if I hadn't had for ten years world class broadband delivered via a community broadband project (one of many in rural England).
Its not the regulatory environment that's the problem its BT's quasi monopoly position & its hatred of its customers that is the problem!
In the Crenshaw District of South Central LA, Destination Crenshaw is transforming the neighborhood into an "open air museum" embedded within a “Digital Equity Zone”
It involves "pocket parks," murals, free community WiFi, and a proposed open-access fiber network
My story at link below on how DC is empowering neighborhood residents with strategic investments rather than displacing them through gentrification
FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore (arstechnica.com)
Chair proposes 100Mbps national standard and an evaluation of broadband prices.
Kansas officials directing $451 million at closing gaps in state's high-speed internet - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Kansas officials are optimistic $451 million in federal infrastructure aid will greatly expand high-speed internet service to businesses and homes.